Castle of the Week
Welcome to Castle of the Week.
This section will tell you some of the history of famous and less famous castles around the European world and even a few from further afield.
We try to get you images, a location map and possibly overviews, ground plans and pictures of the castle as it stands today as well as providing a history of the castle. In some cases, we have downloadable maps to play as well.
We started this series when the original Stronghold was released and began with the historical castles that are featured in that game. Once these were described we moved on to other castles in Europe and even visited a few crusader castles in the Levant. We have been continuing it with those historical castles from Stronghold 2 that we hadn't already covered and will keep bringing you new castles from throughout the world regularly
Castle of the Week
Blitmore Estate, United States of America
Biltmore House is an architectural marvel located in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. At 175,000 square feet, this is the largest privately owned house in the United States. Built in the late 1800’s by George Washington Vanderbilt II, it was the centerpiece of a 125,000 acre estate which was his summer home.
Previous Castles
- Austria
- Burg Hochosterwitz
- Salzburg Castle
- Schönbrunn
- Belgium
- Chateau Bouillon
- Gravensteen
- Modave
- Bulgaria
- Cape Kaliakra
- Canada
- Casa Loma
- Craigdarroch Castle
- Cyprus
- Kyrenia
- Czech Republic
- Prague Castle, Bohemia
- Strekov Castle
- Denmark
- Rosenborg Castle, Copenhagen
- Estonia
- Toompea Castle, Tallinn
- Finland
- Olavinlinna Fortress
- France
- Bonaguil, Aquitaine
- Carcassonne, Languedoc-Roussillon
- Carcassonne part 2, Languedoc-Roussillon
- Carcassonne part 3, Languedoc-Roussillon
- Chateau Haut-Königsburg, Alsace
- Fort la Latte, Brittany
- Fougeres, Brittany
- Mont St Michel, Brittany
- Pierrefonds, Valois
- Germany
- Berwartstein Castle
- Burghausen Castle, Bavaria
- Cochem Castle
- Coburg Castle
- Eltz Castle
- Schloß Glücksburg, Schleswig-Holstein
- Schloß Heidelberg, Baden-Württemburg
- Burg Hohenzollern, Baden-Württemburg
- Marksburg Castle, Koblenz
- Meersburg Castle
- Reichsburg Nuremberg, Bavaria
- Schloß Neuschwanstein, Bavaria
- Burg Reichenstein, Rheinland-Pfalz
- Schloß Stolzenfels, Rheinland-Pfalz
- Burg Trifels, Rheinland-Palatinate
- Schloß Wartburg, Thuringia
- Schloß Weitenburg, Baden-Württemburg
- Greece
- Nauplion
- Hungary
- Miskolc Diosgyor
- Israel
- Beaufort Castle
- Belvoir Castle
- Caesarea
- Chastel Pelerin
- Ireland
- Cahir Castle
- Italy
- Monteriggione, Sienna
- Jordan
- Kerak
- Luxembourg
- Vianden
- The Netherlands
- Muiderslot, Holland
- Brederode, Holland
- Poland
- Malbork Castle
- Romania
- Bran Castle, Transylvania
- Peleş Castle
- Rasnov Fortress, Transylvania
- Russia
- St Petersburg
- Slovak Republic
- Bratislava Castle
- Devín Castle
- Spain
- Alcázar de Segovia
- Castillo de Guadamur
- Javier Castle, Navarra
- Castillo de Loarre, Aragon
- Sweden
- Kalmar Castle
- Switzerland
- Château de Chillon
- Syria
- Aleppo Citadel
- Krak des Chevaliers
- Margat Castle
- Saladin's Castle
- Turkey
- Citadel of Küçük Ada, Kuşadası
- Ayasuluk Castle, Selçuk
- United Kingdom
- Alnwick, Northumberland
- Aydon, Northumberland
- Bamburgh, Northumberland
- Beaumaris Castle, Anglesey Island
- Bodiam, Sussex
- Bolton, North Yorks
- Caerlaverock, Scotland
- Caerphilly, Wales Caernarfon, Wales
- Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight
- Carrickfergus Castle, Northern Ireland
- Castell y Bere, Wales
- Castle Acre, Norfolk
- Castle Garth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- Castle Rising, Norfolk
- Chepstow Castle, Gwent
- Conwy Castle, Wales
- Corfe Castle, Dorset
- Criccieth Castle, Wales
- Dover Castle, Kent
- Dunnottar Castle, Scotland
- Dunster Castle, Somerset
- Durham Castle, Co Durham
- Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
- Eilean Donan, Scotland
- Fotheringhay Castle, Northants
- Framlingham Castle, Suffolk
- Goodrich Castle, Herefs
- Harlech Castle, Wales
- Kenilworth Castle, Warks
- Leeds Castle, Kent
- Llantilio Castle, Wales
- The Tower of London
- Ludlow Castle, Shropshire
- Mont Orgueil, Jersey
- Norham Castle, Northumberland
- Pembroke Castle, Wales
- Pembroke Castle, Wales part 2
- Pevensey Castle, East Sussex
- Portchester Castle, Hampshire
- Raby Castle, Co Durham
- Raglan Castle, Wales
- Richmond Castle, North Yorkshire
- Rochester Castle, Kent
- Skipton Castle, North Yorkshire
- Tantallon, Scotland
- Tintagel, Cornwall
- Warwick, Warks
- Warkworth Castle, Northumberland
- Windsor Castle, Berkshire
- United States
- Blitmore Estate, North Carolina
- Castillo de San Marcos, Florida
- Manresa Castle, Washington
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